October 8th 2008
Giveaway: iZip Via Mezza Hybrid Electric Bike
Filed under: cars-houses, contests, transport — michael @ 12:04 pm
After a brief hiatus, we’re getting back into the groove of celebrating two years of green gossip! And what better way to jump up on the giveaway train than to offer a hybrid-electric bike from iZip!
Now, I don’t hate hills. After all, for those looking to get back into shape, bike+hill is a excellent combo for kicking your ass. Unfortunately, when I’m riding to work, the last thing I need to be doing is arriving sweaty and out of breath. That’s why I’m currently in love with the latest incarnation of hybrid-electric bikes that can move your butt up those nasty inclines without the need to go all “Lance Armstrong” on your commute.
This bike from iZip called the Via Mezza is esentially a ‘Twist N Go’ model with a top speed of 15mph. When fully charged — coupled with normal pedaling — it has a range of about 18-24 miles. It comes with a battery and charger and lots of other details that you can read more about here. I would also encourage you to check out iZip’s full line of hybrid-electric bikes — the Via Mezza is just the beginning of a wide range of bikes to suit your needs!
Want to win? Simply leave a comment below telling us how you’ve managed to or want to green your commute. Perhaps you work from home, maybe you take the bus, walk, or ride a bike. Either way, impart some of your expereiences! One person will be chosen at random to win! Complete rules and giveaway details for this contest are available here. Good luck!
[Update: For those not familiar with our contests, this one will run for three days until Saturday, October 11th at 12pm PST)
I work from home, we live near the center of town on purpose, and we only own one car. My wife takes the car for her 11 mile commute, and I can walk or bike into town. After a while, we have gotten used to having only one car, which has been fantastic.
Electric Bikes are the future for the lazy hippy. I walk to work everyday, but a zippy electric bike would be sweet.
I’m so green I don’t commute! ; )
So I gave my sleek vintage early-1960s bike to an employee, and she looks SO stylin’ I’m jealous and now want to mosey about town with a bike o’ my own!
The hybrid aspect will allow me to chug up tha’ foothills where we’re building our off grid house to fetch cookies from the Amish children’s stand for my chilluns. I will elegantly return, victorious on my stylin’ techno bike, armed with cookies and breads and jams to feed the eager masses.
If I win this bike I would pedal wearin’ a kerchief, and cat-eye glasses. Please let me live the dream! : )
Moving from NYC to Cleveland was a public transportation shock. No subways, no bus routes near my house. We bought a hybrid for the driving and I’ve taken to walking everywhere. Grocery store, 1/2 mile no problem. Blockbuster 2 miles, better get the stroller!
I bike around all the time. I want to look cooler doing it.
I walk about half a mile with a short trip on the El in between.
I’d love to ride a bike into work but there’s two problems with that - I don’t have one and two of my coworkers who do ride theirs in recently had car accidents (one of them very serious.)
Still with the added security of a little extra umph, besides my beliagured muscle power, I’d love to get started.
I currently live in Miami, FL in a brand new mixed-use development (called Midtown Miami). Not only are there a few shops in the development (Target, PetSmart), but I also work in the building just next door to my condo. My daily commute is about 4 min long. The longest part is waiting for the elevator! The only time I drive my car is when I need to get further than a few miles. Honestly, other than going to Target or PetSmart…I am forced to drive EVERYWHERE due to the distance. Typically I try and wait to do everything on the weekends, but Miami is just one of those towns where you are forced to drive to get anywhere! I thought I made a more eco-sensitive decision by living in a mixed-use community, but I think I’m driving more than I had been before moving here.
I’m planning to move to Southern Vermont next summer, but oddly…Vermont is a driving state as well! Having an electric bike in Miami and in Southern Vermont would allow me to get to almost all of my destinations in STYLE and not in a CAR!!
I live in Los Angeles and previously drove from the Valley to Santa Monica which not only guzzled gas but took so much time (101 to 405 to 10 freeways - the worst in the country) that I couldn’t justify it any longer on a moral and economic level. I went back to my days of freelancing for social and environmental causes. The only downside is riding my bike to meetings… it’s old and beat up and great to have but it’s taking my style down a notch and the bent rims on both front and back tires makes for an embarrassingly wobbly ride.
Oh please I’d love to zip to the grocery store instead of wobble!
Crossing fingers and toes.
I work from home and walk to places within walking distance so I only use my car a few miles a week
I commute from the ‘burbs to the city every day. I’ve long been a user of mass transit… taking the commuter rail into the city, and then the subway up to the office. Long before “green” was a thing, I knew that taking mass transit was good for the environment. But, one place I always knew I could improve was the first 5 miles of my commute every day. You see, in order for me to get from the house to the train station, I take a car. The local train station is just a little to far to walk, but it’s definitely close enough to bike. I’ve been a little resistant to biking though, because if you know the north-east in the middle of August - when it’s 98 degrees and 95% humidity - you would understand. I’ve thought about the need to cut out the car from my daily commute, but haven’t found the right solution. I would love to finally rid my commute of a car, and reduce my carbon footprint by tackling the first 5 miles with some peddle power (helped in this case by a sweet electric motor from iZip). Plus, I would look like a total eco-celeb!
I currently live in VT and ride my bike to and from work everyday. There is a hill on my communte that would be so much sweeter to go up if my bike had a electric motor. My current bicycle is 10 years old and is in some serious need for a tune up. Having a hybrid would make it so much more fun! Also town is about 10 miles away and with a motobike i would never have to use my car to get groceries again!!!
I bike to work, or take the bus….or take my bike on the bus when I don’t want to arrive sweaty…I was already looking at the IZIPs–a little too expensive for me though, I would love this!!!
I’m selling my SUV tomorrow! Seriously… going car/SUV free in Chicago and hoping to commute to work with this fab bike.
I currently get around on an adult trike that I have to pedal myself. LOL! An electric one would be a nice change.
I JUST got my sustainable consulting business underway (start working from home next week!). By doing so I’ve drastically reduced my carbon footprint… a commute from Woodland Hills to NoHo is now from the bedroom to the office. Woo-hoo!
I will however need some assistance getting to and from client’s locations over the hefty hills of WH. An electric bike would of course be a much better reflection of the sustainable lifestyle I’m coaching to others.
Best of luck to all entries! Happy trails…
I helped develop a program at work to allow my coworkers (and myself, of course!) to work from home once a week! Hopefully, the program will become successful enough to allow us to work from home more often.
Also, I’m currently looking for a bike, but my boyfriend just lost his job (thanks, economy!) so I can’t afford one. Winning one would certainly save me so much money that I can’t really afford to spend right now!! I hope I win! :S
i work from home, so i don’t commute.
but if i had this bike i wouldn’t have to drive my “grocery getter” to the supermarket! well, this bike and a basket, of course.
plus, it would be great to ride to school with my daughter, although she may be almost to the age where that would be embarrassing.
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH so awesome! I got a job in the city, and I was living in the suburbs with my family at the time. So, instead of taking the hour commute (and emissions that go with it) every morning and afternoon, I moved into the city in an apartment walking distance from my work! I save on gas and get a bit of exercise! A hybrid electric bike would be amazing for the hill I have to climb back up in the afternoons!
Sweet! I have a heart condition that keeps me from being able to pedal very far (and hills? Completely out of the question). Fingers crossed!
I live right above where I work in San Francisco, so all I have to do is climb down some stairs. I also don’t own a car, so I walk and bus everywhere in the city.
I would love this to give to my husband as a gift since he rides to work everyday on his very old bike. We live near a bike path and he rides into work in all kinds of weather even though no one else in his office does.
I could use this bike when I ride my son around town in the Burley. It sure would make pulling the Burley with groceries and a child in it a lot easier!
Thanks for the opportunity!
I am in the process of leaving my current job and going out on my own. One of the big reasons is so that I can set my own schedule, work from home, and not do the 20 mile each way commute every day. I am looking for clients closer to home, remote, or who I can bunch up for single trips. Additionally, I am going to be working to make my business and the one I work with become green and good members of the community.
I don’t live in an area where I can easily walk anywhere, but I do try to go green by making sure I don’t make any extra trips in my car. Combining errands and being careful not to backtrack help out a lot. Thanks!
It’s an eleven-mile drive to work
But it can take me over an hour
I’d rather be Green, than a jerk
And commute with pedal power!
I’ve greened my commute by working out of my home whenever I can. I save energy by commuting less.
WOULD ENJOY HAVING A SMALL ELECTRIC BIKE TO MAKE LOCAL TRIPS A BREEZE
I don’t work very far from my job, but I don’t have enough time between class and work to ride my bike, so this would be perfect!
I ride my bike to all the stores in our area. I only take my car when I need to drive far.
This would be great to commute to work in. Taking the city bus is a great way. It’s cheap and saves energy.
I hate driving my big SUV for fairly short trips. This bike would be fantastic as my legs aren’t in great shape and it’s difficult for me to ride a traditional bike. I can see myself zipping around to the stores in this baby! Thanks for the fantastic giveaway!!
I would love to stop being dependent on my Van and start using a bike….
I have had a green commute for as long as I can remember! I do not drive and ride my bicycle everywhere. An electric one would be awesome!!!
My partner decided leave his car in the garage and ride to work …now he keeps asking me to ride together at the beach…a chance to reignite our relationship after many yeras…included in the package is money saved …helping the environment and a chance to shed some pounds…lol
Wow, an electric bike is the perfect idea. I work only a couple miles from work, all “back roads”, and was just recently thinking about using a bike for my commute. Hope I win
I walk everywhere, to the stores, downtown with my son in a stroller. My husband carpools.
The iZIP Via Mezza hybrid-electric bike is awesome!!!
I ride my bike 1 mile to my sisters house where I leave the bike and catch a bus for the 10 mile trip to work.
Thank you for the great giveaway!
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I work from home! But would love this bike to scoot down to the store on.
I walk from home to the bus, then take the train to work. We have only one car, a Prius.
I was considering buying a hybrid; this would be even greener!
My home is just 4 miles from work, so I use very little fossil fuel to travel to and from. I drive a Civic which is fairly easy on fuel consumption. I have been considering a scooter or electric bike to increase my “green” life style. The iZIP Via Mezza hybrid-electric bike would be a dream come true win! Thank you.
The way the stock market is going, I’ll need this bike to go to work.
I try to ride my bike to school every day (I’m a grad student), but it’s up a pretty steep hill, and if I have to take too many books with me, it practically kills me to ride. If I had this bike, I would ride every single day!
I’ve actually been riding my trusty 10 speed to work weather permitting
some of us at work have started to carpool
i got my old bike out and re-conditioned it
I’m looking into joining a carpool to save on my comute
We took all the bikes out of the back of the garage dusted them off and checked the tires and gears. Now every family member can easily grab their bike for quick rides to school, friend’s houses and short errands. This is a permanent change for us.
WOW! WHAT A COOL BIKE i HOPE i WIN!
This past summer, we moved from a rural area where we had to commute 45 minutes each way to work and school into the city. We found great housing with a couple miles of everything we need and want, and are having a great time living in our neighborhood. This zippy little bike could get me to work in minutes flat!
We live in a small town. We have parked the f-350. We either take the hybrid, walk, or ride bikes.
First of all, Happy 2nd! Thanks so much for having such a great giveaway to celebrate
I would so like to win because I live close enough to shopping areas that I could ride to do my shopping and other errands, but just a little too far to walk. With gas prices as they are, we all need to find alternate and greener forms of transportation!
I’ve been riding my old motorcycle to work a lot more. (Scary at night when the deer jump out, though!)
Since I live less than a mile away from work, I have been starting to walk. Saves on the high cost of gas and benefits the environment, so a win win situation.
I walk to the store!
I’m doing more walking these days. Not only does it save on gas but it’s good exercise too.
My commute to work is about 4 miles by car. It is far enough that I can’t walk, and it is not on a bus line. I would love to have an alternative mode of transportation to get there in lieu of my car since it does sometimes seem ridiculous to me to drive such a short distance if I can Green my commute! I would love to have this ultra cool, and very hip iZIP Via Mezza hybrid-electric bike to help me get back and forth to work. I would be so proud to “drive” this baby in everyday and also educate my co-workers on how they too can Green their commute! I know I am no more deserving than the next person posting, but this iZIP Via Mezza hybrid-electric bike is just perfect for my needs and my personal desire to Green my commute! Thank you for offering us this truly amazing giveaway!
I’ve been biking to work on days I don’t have to meet with clients.
I work almost 30 miles from my home, however, I have been able to carpool a couple days a week with one of our sales reps.
This bike would be great for the evenings and weekends, when you need to go somewhere that isn’t far from home, but not close enough to walk.
rode bike to school when weather was good and carpooled when it wasn’t
I helped my commute by early retirement. Now I only use the car when I have heavy shopping.
I live 1.3 miles from work and since the price has gone sky high I have started to walk to work. I have also been taking a small walk on each of my breaks and lunch, then walking home again. Not only is that helping the environment, it is good for my personal environment. I have lost 10 pounds. Since I am no longer driving to work, my daughter also has to take the bus to school. My husband has been driving his motorcycle more often. We are striving to do our part.
Would love to win the bike, since the walk to work is all down hill, but coming home up the hill is a bit tough some days.
we would like to buy scooters
Stopped commuting to work and started to work from home
My husband and I carpool to work several times a week.
My boyfriend and I try to make our work schedules coincide so that we can carpool to work as much as possible. As long as one of us doesn’t have to wait more than an hour, we drive together. We are also selling his truck, and will share my car once it is gone. I would love to be able to ride to work on such a snazzy bike!
I’ve been riding my bike more and more, but some places I go have big hills, so I take the car. This would solve that problem! Thanks!
I have gone five years so far without a car! I walk and/or take the bus to most of my destinations. It would be fun to use this bike, and would help me from getting tempted to buy a car.
I’m a bit stumped with the work prospect since my work hours vary. I can’t really carpool because I never know when I”ll be needed to stay late and sometimes I’m called in early.
I just need to drive a more energy conscious car.
My work is about 6 miles but I have the problem of hills. and I can’t get there and be all sweaty either. who wants that! this would be so great! save me cash, and oil changes and heck, we have another car, might even be easy enough to sell my car. he works from home… hmm, if I win we might just have to toss that idea around some more! that would be awesome! it would be buy christmas and then some!
This would be great for a short trip to the store, instead of using the van.
I hardly drive at all anymore because of the cost of gas,
and I combine errands to do (when I do drive) and get it all done at one time to save gas and frustration from driving in this town I live in. More folks should use these kind of bikes. I’d be happy to be an example here :o)
I am currently a bike commuter. I would love to have this electric bike to make my commute easier and more enjoyable. thanks for the great giveaway. i am sure you will have a great response!
Retired, I walk everywhere. The only exception is when we take my mother shopping.
I ride my bike everywhere
I walk or ride my bike to work. rain or shine.
We attempt to take turns riding together.
I work from home, and I bike to any reasonable biking-distance errands. Baton Rouge is not a pedestrian-friendly or bike-friendly city–I moved here from New York and when people saw me walking, they thought I must have broken down and would offer me rides!
I want to be a Currie IZIP Sales Representative in Los Angeles.
I will ride around town on that Via Mezza, and will evangelize the power of ebikes with sales literature in my back pack, selling one ebike at a time. For every ebike on the road 5 more sales can be counted per month- GUARANTEED!
I live in the town area so this would be great. The local grocery store and library are not to far away. This would save on so much gas and be very helpful.Plus I would get a lot of fresh air rather then be stuck in a enclosed car.
We recently purchased a 2007 Kia Rio car which is a very fuel efficient auto for my husband because he drives 45 miles each way to work, we were spending a small fortune each month on gas, we are so happy with the money we’ve saved on the gas that we went out and bought another Kia for me to drive I only drive 5 miles round trip, now I save alot on gas, also my husband has been working one day from home to save on driving, those two have helped us alot, thanks for the fantastic giveaway, would really love to win this super cool bike
My commute would definitely save some gas with this.
Oh I would love to win this!! I greened my commute by working from home. I would love to have this for little errands around town though!
Like many others, I bought a Prius. I can’t bike because I work 30 min. by car from home - and I’d probably die
Sweet piglet, far from a hog
My studio is 5 miles from home.
We began carpooling. We should have been doing it for years and saving money, but when times got tough for all we were sorta forced into it. Now we enjoy burning less fuel to get 4 people to the same place. It works out most of the time unless someone gets sick or has a meeting after regular hours. Would love to have a hybrid car or better a gass-free vehicle!
I hoof it. It’d be nice to not have to.
My commute is nil now - I retired!
Wow, I love it! Hot! I bet it is super quiet too. My husband’s Stella is loud.
We try to walk as much as we can, other times we carpool!
I’ve hooked an electric generator up to my spinning bike, which recharges all the devices like my ipod I use on the way to work.
I work from home.
My husband and i both work from home. We have only one car, and only drive it about once a week.
Here is what my family did to get ALOT “greener” while also saving some green
We moved from the country to the city where my husband works. We traded in trucks for cars. And I now work from home so have no commute. I would love to use this bike to get my groceries at our local farmers market.
THANK YOU!
My commute is super short, but on very busy roads, so I would love to bike, but am scared.
I am on oxygen 24/7. My hubby rides a bike. This would allow me to join him. Our grocery store is about one mile away.
The bike would allow us to save money on the short trips to the store for the few items that always seem to pop up.
This would trully be a blessing for me.
What a great way to zip around…I have 18 acres that I could travel on and many other nearby burbs to check out. I love living out in the country but we do have the Walmart just 2 miles away. I can zip and what fun it would be!
I work from home so I have eliminated my daily commute but sure could use that for short errands
I live in South Florida…there aren’t too many hills here, but I do have a 6 mile ride to my job. I take my bike as often as I can, but sometimes I am just too tired to do the pedaling thing, what with a fulltime job and two little kids. So I would love to get an electric bike and be able to take it to work or the grocery store and take my green living to another level. Peace.
I would love to walk or ride my bike but I live just alittle too far. I don’t go on any busy streets, but a bike such as this could help me get to work without taking my car.
I would like to decrease my carbon footprint by decreasing my gas consumption. I already use my own cloth bags at the grocery store instead of the plastic bags
I am green by choice and force - no license - so I always, walk/hike/bus/metro it to work and back!
I started riding my Harley as much as I could. It gets 50 miles to the gallon. I would love to get and electric bike to go to my job and schoo.
Wow! What a fun bike. I took a job closer to home, the little bit of a pay cut that I took was offset by the savings in gas. I could bike to work now, with it only being a couple of miles.
What a really nice bike. I would love to have this. I would ride it everywhere!
Most work is from home and when I go out I consilidate and save it all for one or two days
I have tried to implement at least one new green move a week, the canvas shopping bags, the energy saving appliances, energy efficient light bulbs and sealing windows in the winter. I’d love to win this bike, it would be a big help
I have started to walk/ride my bike places because it is healthier for me, and I don’t have to spend all that money on gas.
Ive been riding my daughters princess bike the 2 miles to work and back for the last month….Even though i’m sure I look pretty in pink, I could really use an upgrade.
I no longer work, but I do do errands and such and this would be ideal—especially with the cost of gasoline. One can still pedal and get some exercise but if they tire, they can use the power. Wow this is fantastic!
Wow, I could use this to commute to work or to run errands. I could take it with me to Sacramento and use it around town.
I am a stay at home mom but my husband takes public transit every day and I walk around town as much as I can to do my errands.
I am so lucky to live in such a green community. I have had a prius since 02, but would love an electric bike for non rainy days.
I have been wanting a little motorized bike for years! Not only eco friendly, they are cute too!
I live just a few miles from the grocery store, bank, and library and since those are my most frequent trips, I could use this bike all the time.
I am also proud of my kids for taking a real interest in recycling and taking care of our environment. I would love to take it to the next level.
I want to green your commute by winning this bike
I am retired. I would use this instead of my bicycle to get around town.
My husband and I sold our other car and now we will commute together. We walk much more than we ever have and send our teen to school on her bike. I am much more careful about errands - I group them together and try to plan more carefully than I have in the past.
I either walk to work or carpool with some coworkers
We car pool & we also walk to a lot of places as well. We love your contest. Thank you.
I have been looking at electric bikes now for over 6months but money is tight. I am forced to drive my car to work b/c I have to get on the freeway (”thank you Ford for making California a commuter state” –sarcasm) but I could substitute my car with the ebike in every other aspect of my life. Everything I need is only a few miles away, except my job, so i could use the bike to run those errands (ie: grocery shopping, dinning out, mall, pharmacy, bank, etc)
I cycle to work, most everyday, ‘cept when it rains. Having this lil zippy would make me me forget about not having a raincoat.
Well, I use to comute 25 miles to school and back every weekday. but now I live near campus and am able to just walk or ride my bike. I could really use an electric one!
I DO A LOT OF WALKING
It’s about 8 miles to work, WITH HILLS! This would work well for me.
We bought a bicycle for my husband, and he either rides it to the train station, or walks to the bus stop when going to work. I have to be at work at 5 a.m., before the buses run, so I’m still driving, but I’ve loved to win the bike for running errands and going to and from the gym. Thanks for the wonderful offer!
I live in a neighborhood with lots of small apartments and we are just now getting recycling bins
My large gas guzzler is comfy, but not economical. I would like to green my commute by winning this contest!
As it’s warm in Texas year round, I’d be set!
I already ride a bike whenever possible. But with an electric one I would be able to get there faster.
wow. i am thinking of selling my hybrid and going carless. that’s right. i could sure use a bike like that. i already work from home but that would be great to have to go to the health food store and beach
This iZIP is so Cool! This would be so great for zipping around town, on. Please pick me. Thanks.
I don’t own a car (one of my contributions to greening), and there are days when riding this electric bike everywhere would be preferable to walking, especially with the rack in back as a carry-all!
I am able to work from home, but an electric bike would be great for running errands around our small town.
Unfortually we live in a rural community and it is 37 miles to get to work but this would be great to ride to the store which is 5 miles away
Bonnie in FL
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I’m disabled, and would love this to get me back out in nature. Would love to go green to teach my kids about the future of the planet!
I can’t to work via surface streets, so a car is the only way to go. I’ve been lobbying (for awhile) for our workgroup to revise their schedules and work 4 10-hour days a week. That would get a number of people off the highways one day a week. A lot of departments throughout the company have made similar adjustments, but our management is holding out. I do know that they’re at least talking about it.
I encourage friends and neighbors to vote for “green” candidates at all levels of government. I also have a 5 mile commute to work, compost, recycle, and volunteer to work with kids. Teaching by example, not rhetoric.
i have been recycling at work even though there is none there a kot more walkibg and bike riding it woukd he great to use the izip for work
I live in a very urban area and this bike would be a perfect vehicle for all my errands.
wow this is so cool i love to try and win this so i can get to where i’m going faster
Excellent Bike! Thanks for the prize! Gas is really expensive out here in the west…this bike could take me everywhere!
i’d love to be able to win this electric bike and use it to go to work it. i’d save me alot of money that i put in our pickup truck. plus, i wouldn’t be getting all those nasty fumes that come from gas, in the air, that add to the pollution problem.
My family lives in the “inner loop” of Nashville so we are able to walk to the grocery. My husband bicycles to work, and my 14-year-old son rides the city bus to school. I try to make myself walk whenever I can on errands. (I get off work at 11 p.m., so the bus is not an option for me, unfortunately).
Im retired now and this bike would be just the thing for me to go to the post office or to the store.
I would love to bike to commute but the distance is too much. So I have made sincere effort to car pool and now I car pool with two people from different workplaces..
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note: I have heard a lot about this bike and would be great to have it.
Go GREEN
What a great contest!! I live 1.5 miles from work and walk, weather permitting, walk to church, and most of shopping. In addition we hve converted our home to reuse grey water in the garden to conserve.
Oh man, this would be an answered prayer. My husband and I went down to 1 car in the last couple of months and it has been hard. I have to wait for weekends to grocery shop and do all my errands. I don’t even have a bike that I could ride anywhere on since with the market the way it is and I am an out of work Realtor and losing money in stocks we are strapped. Please consider me, this would be a real life savor.
Thanks
My grandchildren are dealing with the ‘not enough vehicles’ for getting to various job locations. This would really help, since we are 2 miles out of town and it could be used for at least some replacement.
I have been wanting to get a electric bicycle to ride to work for awhile. This would cut down on my gas usage.
this would be so great! I don’t drive and gas prices have made me very reluctant to beg a ride from other people
This bike has enough juice to get me to the subway line without driving my car. So, all I’m emitting is CO2 and mercury when the power plant burns coal to generate electricity to charge the battery! Yippee!
I would love to attach my kids cart to this and bike away. What a great bike. I wish Columbus, OH would just have bike lanes on the roads.
We’ve retired, so we’ve greened our commute by not commuting! Even better, we now have the time to walk into town to run errands, so we generally don’t use the car more than a few times each month (large shopping trips).
Since I purchased my Toyota Prius hybrid in late 2000 (the very first model year offered here in the US - the 2001), I have been greening my commute. I still own and drive that Prius. Oh, and by the way, it happens to be a forest green color to boot!
live in the country so can’t ride a bike to work, its 75 miles away, but i can use it around the house and neighbors.o yes my legs can use this.
We don’t do anything different now than we did before. If we need to drive somewhere, we do; if we don’t, we don’t.
I teach yoga and walk to my classes when I can. I need to carry too much gear to manage on an ordinary bike; with a little electric help, I’d be able to leave the car at home for most of my jobs.
I’ve now retired and I’m trying to do the same for my gas guzzler if I can get an alternate form of transportation.
I have started working from home two days a week to save gas.
I live a few tenths of a mile from pretty much everything I need: the bank, grocery store, drugstore and post office so I just enjoy walking back and forth for my errands. It’s an easy way to be green and get exercise.
i retired so i dont have to commute anywhere
This would be great for getting around NYC, as mass transit here is getting less reliable by the day.
I ride a scooter now and they are a great form of alternate transportation. Would like the Bike also!~
I telecommute and ride my bike to run my errands.
Don’t be mean, go green.
I started walking to the local convenience store if I need just a few items. The convenience store costs a little more, but makes up for it in saved gas. Plus I get exercise!
great idea at the moment i do not have a veichle and live off the beaten track no bus stop close and this sure would help ty GLA
We live just outside of town so the commute isn’t too much for my husband and I now work from home.
i try to do all my errands at the same time.
This would not only green up my commute but make it a whole lot more fun.
I have recently opted to take the bus into work. My commute is a short 4 miles, but I realized that those 4 miles of driving are still hurting the earth. And it’s unfortunate the same type of people choose to sit next to me on almost every bus ride: the person who JUST put out there cigarette, so is still breathing out smoke as they sit down. This person also apparently just finished drinking vodka, as the booze is permeating their skin. Oh, and they haven’t showered in at least a week.
BUT MY COMMUTE IS GREEN!
Oh yes, this would be awesome! I’m a SAHM so I’m able to consolidate my errands into one, and I think my husband would really get a kick out of riding this to work! Thanks for the great contest!
I combine all of my errands to one trip instead of alot of little trips
I work only 5 miles from home so this would be perfect for my commute. I’m so tired of putting gas in my car; I’d love to garage it and bike to work every day. I’ve stopped running errands except once a week and I try to walk to the corner store instead of drive.
In order to be more ‘green’ (and hopefully get in better shape as well!), we’ve plotted out the bike routes to work and went to a bike sale last week to buy some. Unfortunately, the bikes at that sale were out of our price range, so here’s hoping we win this bike - we’re ready to execute on a bike to work commute!
Not to be all poor-me, but I recently had hip surgery and the doc said cycling would be a great way to rehab the joint, only everywhere I need to cycle to cut down on car trips is a little out of my comfort range (for now!). It’s already bad enough being a 28-year-old grumping about my hip surgery, so this cycle would solve so many problems, not to mention my hip-induced confidence crisis!
I retired; no more commute. Am now so “green” that I stay home and grow my own organic produce instead!
I have almost always lived near my work and so walked to and back. And most often, being freelance, I work from home. And I group as many of my monthly errands to just two car trips. Saves time and money.
Could use the bike for exercise Dr. orders. The one I have now is falling apart so am on the lookout for a new one
I organized a small car pool with people I work with.
thanks
I work from home so I don’t really have any commute except to Post Office or UPS store both within 2-3 miles from my house. Husband tele-commutes half the week but this would be a great option for him to get to the gym.
We only have one vehicle which takes some planning. I would love to be able to load up packages on the back of this this bike to drop off at PO or UPS.
Thanks
I’d love to ride this bus to work!
I work from home so that takes care of a green commute. I also walk instead of drive whenever there’s a store close enough for a few groceries or to the drug store, or to buy ice and milk.
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I have cut down driving 60% or more, would really get green if I win this Bike.
I’m a WAH-momma, and last year we deliberately moved closer to DH’s job, so between carpooling and the incredibly shortened commute we are greening it up! Um, have I mentioned just how badly I want this bike? Not yet? Bad, real bad. I’m just sayin’!
This would be great because many of the places I go to are just a little too far to walk to but not too far to bike.
I live in 10 mile from my working place. I bike to work everyday and encourage my friends to do the same. I think e-bike is the best way of commuting for longer distance. Our government should take more efforts to provide more bike routes and better regulation.
Wow this would be great for running errands in town
I have been riding my bike because I couldn’t handle $5 diesel. I would love this bike.
I walked to work on days that the weather permitted until I injured my knee and wasn’t able to. This hybrid bike would make it possible for me to commute green again!
I ride my old fashioned bike that’s powered by my legs to work.
Thank you for having this! I am a homemaker and only drive when I have to - like the store and try to do all my errands at one time and not drive the rest of the week. We walk to the bus stop for the school bus and like to ride our bikes. Thank you!
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This sweet bike would be so nice just to buzz into town for small errands instead of taking our old gas guzzling pickup. What a way to go green!
My commute is a little over two miles, which is bikeable or even walkable, but I live in Florida and that means that I will need a shower at work which is not available and does not look to become available. Try walking or biking two plus miles in 90 degree weather with 90 percent humidity and you will see what I mean. With this bike, I would be able to do it and not need the shower. I then only have to worry about rain (and maybe a hurricane).
I used to drive to work. Now I take a bus and a subway.
I carpool with my husband even though that means I have to wake up an hour earlier…he goes to work earlier than I do, but his work place is only about 5 minutes from mine. It made sense to go together, not just to save $$, but also for the environment, and we get to spend more time together!
we’ve been carpooling as much as we can
i currently bike to work.
I have completely stop driving my car to work and now take the bus and the metro… (and i save a small fortune as well)
I have a 65 mile work commute. Public transportation and car pooling are not viable options at the present time. I currently drive a car that gets 38mpg, but I’m looking forward to owning a plug-in-electric car. I’m in the process of installing solar panels, as my budget allows, and hope someday to be able to drive on free power from the sun. You can’t get any greener than that! But it is a challenge. That many solar panels will cost a small fortune. But I would rather have an all-electric car that I can run off of solar part of the time than to drive even the most efficient gasoline-powered car.
I got a job 5 minutes from home so I can walk there and back. And, I’m exercising at the same time.
I own a bike, which I take as much as I can, but I’d certainly be more inclined to ride farther distances with the via mezza!
my boyfriend owns a motor scooter, but this bike would blow his out of the water in the coolness category.
we would love to bike around town doing our errands
I’ve been trying to run my errands only one day a week so that I don’t have to backtrack and waste gas.
I consolodate trips,keep the heat down and wear sweaters around the house.
PLUG IT IN & GO
I ride a beach cruiser everywhere. I take a small trash bag with me and select an area to pick up trash from when I’m riding for pleasure. Makes me feel as if I am doing something for the environment each time.
I brought up a rusty Schwinn Suburban 5 speed after my car was stolen
I live in the only a short distance from work and try to walk when possible. This would be so much better.
My husband’s company just moved so he drives 37 miles each way. I live close by my job, so I try to carpool the 6 miles each way with him a few days a week. But I would definitely bike to work if I won and buy him a hybrid. Thanks for the cool contest!
I have a 22 mile commute. I drive a Prius but I’d plan on using my bike in good weather next summer.
What a great way to make the quick run to to store for a few items.
making less trips driving my vechicle
I don’t commute. In the Internet age most traditional office type jobs can be reconfigured to allow most workers to work from home most of the time. It just takes companies to invest in time, energy, and faith it takes for the transition. In the long run they will save money and have happier employees.
Walking and carpooling has been a part of our routine for some time now. Thanks for a great giveaway!
I work across town, and there is nobody at work that lives near me to carpool with. Since my work is nearby lots of stores, I try to run all of my weekly errands during my lunches. If I have no errands, I’ll just sit in my car and read a book while eating my lunch. I’ve saved a lot on gas!
I ride the bus to stay green. But an electric bicycle would really take it up an notch.
i ride my bike
Many years ago, I chose to never get a driver’s license. Many see this as eccentric, inconvenient. It has never hindered me in any way, and I have lived in beautiful, isolated places in the West. I have always arranged my life around it, and have lived at a slower pace.
i need the excercise
We’ve started taking public transportation whenever we can. We have bus/train service in our city. We only drive our personal vehicles for travel outside the city. On the highway, we travel below the posted speed limit to save on fuel and also check the tire pressure often to ensure the best mileage possible. This bike would let us take short trips to the market. Thanks very much for the great giveaway!
I’m not sure I’m a lazy hippie, ala the reference above, but I am concerned about the environment (so the bike would great) and I like peace and love, too.
My town is building bike paths galore and requesting people to start riding bikes to work, this would be the ideal ride for me, I live several miles from work, really too far to walk but, just far enough using pedal and electic power to reach my destination.
I car-pool to work with some work buddies.
Its more fun and I always get to work o n time.
i work from home. Its has been such a relief not to have to worry about gas and what Im doing to the environment.
I live near to where I work, but riding a “regular” bike to the office just doesn’t work for me. I have gotten greener by pedaling to the store and to run errands near my home. Thanks for a great contest!
I live near where I work and I walk when I can.
Oh how I’d love this! I’m about 4 miles from the nearest anything, with a BIG hill to go up no matter which way I go! I’m working on making my carbon footprint smaller and smaller, and this small machine would be awesome!
I work from home
Perfect for a senior citizen.
I work a little less than a mile from home. I walk to work everyday, and I love it. My truck pretty much just sits in its spot. I even ride my bike to the store, and just about everywhere. Not only do I get to do my own little